A humorous review of frequent errors in English usage is followed by suggestions for communicating with simplicity, clarity, and grace. (Author/WD)

Discusses what the terms "fiction" and "nonfiction" mean with respect to science writing. Contends that it is time to recognize the fictional dimension of all science writing and to acknowledge what is often thought "pure" as a blend of fictional and nonfictional elements. (FL)

The place to start a writing reform program is at the top. Superintendents need to learn how to write in straightforward English, using correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. (Author/IRT)

Describes the making of a stepstool as analogous to writing a composition. (DD)

Discusses the benefits of having elementary school students do nonstop writing for a few minutes. (DD)

Elementary teacher tells how she uses differentiation (variety of individualized learning activities and options) to improve students' writing skills. (PKP)

Offers a list of the grammatical problems and their solutions that crop up most frequently in the personal writings of the technical writer's office fellows. (SR)

Developmental writing programs often include a small number of students who seem unable to respond to instruction and to acquire sufficient writing skills to move on. Many common writing difficulties reflect ambivalence about expression. A core issue is that expression is related to trust in the anticipated response to what is expressed. An…

Student journals have taken many formats and have increased in their use over the past decade at all education levels from grade school to college. These journals may be called day logs, diaries, and even think-books. Although still usually documented with pencil and paper and in loose-sheet formats so that portions can be shared with peers and…

School writing is often very different and disconnected from the writing done for the world outside school. This disconnection has led to the development of a separate set of rules for writing that operates only in school, or among those for whom school writing is treated as real writing.

As a follow up to the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) national studies of how well elementary teachers are prepared to teach reading and mathematics, NCTQ looked at preparation in both subjects in all undergraduate teacher preparation programs in Wyoming. This report evaluated Wyoming's undergraduate elementary teacher preparation…

The aim of the present research was to investigate how Saudi college students would respond to peer response techniques introduced in composition classrooms. The study was conducted over two consecutive semesters, namely the Fall 2005 and Spring 2006. Throughout the two semesters students were grouped in small groups of three, required to look at…

The most reported outcome of programs for teaching English in Indigenous schools in Australia is that there continues to be a significant gap in the level of attainment of English language and literacy between Indigenous students as a group and other Australian students (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), 2008a,…